Search is now number two web activity

Silicon.com

November 21st, 2005

Silicon.com reports that using a search engine is now the number two activity for web users, research has found. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the number of US web users taking advantage of search engines has risen sharply since mid-2004 from 30 per cent of the US web population in July 2004 to its current level of 41 per cent, which translates to some 59 million Americans.